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as you know, senate democrats, harry reid sent you a letter, begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment. but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaderships, jim clyburn, asked you to use the 14th amendment and said, sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation proclamation, and he compared the debt ceiling to that. so are you considering a plan "b"? and if not, why not? >> well, chuck, the issue here is whether or not america pays its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. and so there's a very simple solution to this. congress authorizes us to pay our bills. now, if the house and the senate want to give me the authority, so that they don't have to take these tough votes, if they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, i'm happy to take it. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, had a proposal like that last year. and i'
as you know, senate democrats, harry reid sent you a letter, begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment. but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaderships, jim clyburn, asked you to use the 14th amendment and said, sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation...
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hairy reid says the goal was to -- harry reid said the goal was to protect middle class families. >> middle class families are wake up assured their tax won't go you will 2200. they will know how to pay for car payments next year. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell said republicans agreed rather than let middle class suffer. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone but we all knew that if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. >> reporter: the house reconvenes at noon and is expected to take up the measure at that time. i am ed payne reporting. >>> many couples have been waiting a lifetime for this day. today, same sex couples can legally marry here in maryland. the measure was approved by voters back in november and sherrie johnson is live at city hall where some couples have already tied the knot. it's just five after six. >> reporter: that's right. a big day here in maryland. about 7 same sex couples tied the knot here at city hall in downtown baltimore. a historic day and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake was act
hairy reid says the goal was to -- harry reid said the goal was to protect middle class families. >> middle class families are wake up assured their tax won't go you will 2200. they will know how to pay for car payments next year. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell said republicans agreed rather than let middle class suffer. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone but we all knew that if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let...
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senate majority leader harry reid worked out a deal with republicans that will allow bills to be brought up your quickly. and not require senators to stay on the floor talking as some senators wants. >>> manti te'o speaks in his first on-camera interview since the girlfriend hoax story broke. thursday, te'o told katie couric he was not in on the prank. and he admitted to stick stog the story after the fact. te'o as showed couric a twitter message where the man who allegedly perpetrated that hoax apologized to him. and he addressed questions about his sexuality. >> one of the theory, many theories, manti, making the rounds is somehow you created this whole scenario to cover up your sexual orientation. are you gay? >> no. far from it. far from it. >> all right then. we'll be looking at stories develops later this morning. vice president biden and cabinet settings and members of congress traveled to virginia for a roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence. >>> and there's a new strain of a nasty stomach bug being called the ferrari of viruses. health officials say it's sweeping the glo
senate majority leader harry reid worked out a deal with republicans that will allow bills to be brought up your quickly. and not require senators to stay on the floor talking as some senators wants. >>> manti te'o speaks in his first on-camera interview since the girlfriend hoax story broke. thursday, te'o told katie couric he was not in on the prank. and he admitted to stick stog the story after the fact. te'o as showed couric a twitter message where the man who allegedly perpetrated...
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senate majority leader harry reid says the goal was to protect america's middle class. >> middle class families will wake up today to the assurances tax won't go up 2200 dollars each. they will have the certainty to plan how they will pay for groceries, car payments and all during next year. >> reporter: minority leader mitch mcconnell said republicans agreed to the measure rather than let the middle class suffer. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone but we all knew that if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. >> reporter: the house reconvenes today at noon and is expect to take up the measure at that -- expected to take up the measure at that time. >> law makers have to worry about the debt ceiling they have to keep in mind. today, the u.s. will reach the legal borrowing limit of 16.# trillion dollars. the treasury department is take measures to buy time until the end of february but after that they will not be able to pay off all the country's bills in the full on time. congress must vote to raise the debt ceili
senate majority leader harry reid says the goal was to protect america's middle class. >> middle class families will wake up today to the assurances tax won't go up 2200 dollars each. they will have the certainty to plan how they will pay for groceries, car payments and all during next year. >> reporter: minority leader mitch mcconnell said republicans agreed to the measure rather than let the middle class suffer. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone but we all...
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. >>> and speaker boehner said that harry reid calling him a quote dictator that led him to say go blank yourself. >>> the first family will be getting ready for the inauguration on january 21st. a distance of president obama will be there to present him of the president's irish heritage. ♪ ♪ he said yes we can ♪ but president barack is still the man ♪ >>> all right, that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." i have nothing to say about that. it's a lovely song. now for the weather, bill karins. >>> good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful weekend. the temperatures are going rising. the snow is melting. if you like these january thaws, this is the week for you, last week the cold air dominated all of the way down from canada. the jet stream really flipped. about 66% of the peak. the white line shows you where the snow line is. we're still locked in here in the northern plains, great lakes and the northeast. we'll melt a lot of that this week. the weather patterns have flipped completely. the cold air is locked up in canada. this southerly jet stream is going to pum
. >>> and speaker boehner said that harry reid calling him a quote dictator that led him to say go blank yourself. >>> the first family will be getting ready for the inauguration on january 21st. a distance of president obama will be there to present him of the president's irish heritage. ♪ ♪ he said yes we can ♪ but president barack is still the man ♪ >>> all right, that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." i have nothing to say about that....
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harry reid worked out deal with the republicans that will limit discussion on certain white house nominations, but it will not require senators to stay on the senate floor talking the whole time as some senators wanted. the changes were overwhelmingly approved. >>> and now to a look at some stories that will be developing later this morning. vice president biden and cabinet secretaries and members of congress travel to virginia to a round table discussion on reducing gun violence. there is a new strain of a nasty stomach bug being called the ferrari of viruses. it's sweeping the globe. it's caused by the newwer norov it's highly contagious. >>> and protests are expected on the national mall for the annual march for life. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. this week marks the 40th anniversary of the roe v. wade decision that legalized abortion. are the protests expected to be larger than usual because of that? >> reporter: exactly. and that's why we're expecting so many people for the second time this week on the national mall. in fact the anniversary was the day after inauguration. so orga
harry reid worked out deal with the republicans that will limit discussion on certain white house nominations, but it will not require senators to stay on the senate floor talking the whole time as some senators wanted. the changes were overwhelmingly approved. >>> and now to a look at some stories that will be developing later this morning. vice president biden and cabinet secretaries and members of congress travel to virginia to a round table discussion on reducing gun violence....
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harry reid, as well as nancy pelosi on board with the president, so the key question tonight is the democrats who talk about things in the senate, if we hear anything from the speakers about the deal that is now emerging in the senate. reporter: we have yet to hear from the speaker's office. but one of the final hangups is getting all the democrats on board with us. mitch mcconnell knows where speaker john boehner is on this issue. they remained in contact throughout these negotiations birdseed can imagine that speaker boehner will come out as possibly as early as tonight with a statement of support. he has yet to get any information on. adam: apparently a spokesperson for the speaker saying that this is all joe biden and mitch mcconnell. no context as whether that's a compliment or insult, but potentially the deal which you have been expressing all day long. you are the one who will wrote just before 9:00 p.m. that a gop aide said that this was all done. just to wrap up with you before before we sign off one more time, no word yet from the vice president, but reporters are waiting for some k
harry reid, as well as nancy pelosi on board with the president, so the key question tonight is the democrats who talk about things in the senate, if we hear anything from the speakers about the deal that is now emerging in the senate. reporter: we have yet to hear from the speaker's office. but one of the final hangups is getting all the democrats on board with us. mitch mcconnell knows where speaker john boehner is on this issue. they remained in contact throughout these negotiations birdseed...
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go ahead, harry reid, bring it up for a vote. are you in favor of all president obama's recommendations? pass it through the senate first and let the house do it. that would be interesting if he does that. i think he was an nra backed candidate, too,be if i'm not mistaken. >> greg: do i have time to throw to the sot? we're doing it in the next block? great to be back. >> dana: people talking to you in your head. >> greg: it's happening again. i have to get out of here. coming up, should a reality show that features one father who has 11 kids with ten different women called beckel be on television? we told you about --be go ahead. >> two boys, you know, take responsibility. you can hate all you want to. i didn't ask for it. i just happened. >> greg: we told you about "all my babies' mommas" last weekbe but the network changed its mind about the show. tragically. we'll tell you what they have planned ahead. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have, if not for kari, t
go ahead, harry reid, bring it up for a vote. are you in favor of all president obama's recommendations? pass it through the senate first and let the house do it. that would be interesting if he does that. i think he was an nra backed candidate, too,be if i'm not mistaken. >> greg: do i have time to throw to the sot? we're doing it in the next block? great to be back. >> dana: people talking to you in your head. >> greg: it's happening again. i have to get out of here. coming...
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you know, harry reid, i'm not a big harry reid fan. i think sometimes he goes way too far and isn't terribly effective leader, but i do think we are getting to a point where, you know, democrats and republicans are going to have to come together and stop posturing, come together, to come up with the ideas that are going to move this country forward because those three deadlines i brought up, they're coming up quickly. something's going to hit the controlling in mid-february. >> it does have to be done together. a grand bargain was never going to happen because of all the things we've been discussing. you know, i think this was a contrarian piece. this is something people haven't really been pointing out. but i think the blame lies really everywhere as we've been discussing. you know, colin powell, one of the things he said, he said i came of age in the party of weinberger and george h.w. bush and richard lugar. the compromise has long, long gone. >> and i've got to say, for the white house, it's been frustrating at times. you know, i'v
you know, harry reid, i'm not a big harry reid fan. i think sometimes he goes way too far and isn't terribly effective leader, but i do think we are getting to a point where, you know, democrats and republicans are going to have to come together and stop posturing, come together, to come up with the ideas that are going to move this country forward because those three deadlines i brought up, they're coming up quickly. something's going to hit the controlling in mid-february. >> it does...
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harry reid wasn't thrilled that biden swooped in at the last minute. he felt they had max rum leverage and should force republicans to take a vote on raising taxes on people that make over $250,000, instead of the $450,000 limit we saw on the deal. >> a lot being made on the fact that they basically reset the line for rich at $450,000 in america, and the president said it was $250,000. median income in america, $55,000. you think about what a big gap that is. business insider railing, saying that rich people got off pretty easily in this deal. interesting argument about who won, who lost. >> and the television of rich, right? that's the big debate. >> yeah, this really is. >>> nine minutes past the hour here. new york area lawmakers up in arms after the house failed to vote on funding for victims of superstorm sandy. republican leaders wrapped up without acting. >> the leadership walked away without saying they didn't have time to deal with the millions whose lives were affected. maybe you should remind americans that maybe they should call and ask the
harry reid wasn't thrilled that biden swooped in at the last minute. he felt they had max rum leverage and should force republicans to take a vote on raising taxes on people that make over $250,000, instead of the $450,000 limit we saw on the deal. >> a lot being made on the fact that they basically reset the line for rich at $450,000 in america, and the president said it was $250,000. median income in america, $55,000. you think about what a big gap that is. business insider railing,...
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. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he simply misspoke last friday when he took to the senate floor and compared the devastation caused by superstorm sandy to that of hurricane katrina. while taking lawmakers to task for not approving sandy relief sooner, reid said katrina was nothing in comparison to sandy. in fact, katrina was responsible for more than 1,800 deaths. sandy claimed at least 113 lives. >> probably smart to give that apology for harry reid there. >> absolutely. >>> it is 5:19 in the morning. time for "early read," your local news making national headlines. to connecticut, the mayor of stratford wants a new school that's going to be built there to be named for victoria soto. you'll remember she was the first grade teacher at sandy hook elementary who tried desperately to shield her students from adam lanza's murderous rampage. soto was one of the six adults killed along with 20 children. she was 27 years old. she was a lifelong resident of stratford, connecticut. this was the woman who grew up wanting to be a teacher, and she achieved that goal and by all account
. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he simply misspoke last friday when he took to the senate floor and compared the devastation caused by superstorm sandy to that of hurricane katrina. while taking lawmakers to task for not approving sandy relief sooner, reid said katrina was nothing in comparison to sandy. in fact, katrina was responsible for more than 1,800 deaths. sandy claimed at least 113 lives. >> probably smart to give that apology for harry reid there. >>...
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senator harry reid. >> the middle class will wake up to date that their taxes will not go up 2002 hundred dollars each. and they will be able to help with groceries, rent. mitch mcconnell said that they agreed to the measure instead of letting the middle class suffer. >> we do not think that the taxes should go up on anybody. but if we did not do anything that they would be going up on everybody today. we were not going to let that happen. >> they are going to reconvene today. add pain. ed payne reporting. >>> doctors are treating secretary of state hillary clinton for a blood clot that formed in her head and they're confident she will make a full recovery. they say the blood clot did not cause a stroke, or any brain damage. the clot is located in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. to help dissolve the clot, they are treating her with blood thinners. she will be released once the medication dose has been established. she was expected to return to the state department this week. >>> the kron four morning news. here's a live look outside. from last n
senator harry reid. >> the middle class will wake up to date that their taxes will not go up 2002 hundred dollars each. and they will be able to help with groceries, rent. mitch mcconnell said that they agreed to the measure instead of letting the middle class suffer. >> we do not think that the taxes should go up on anybody. but if we did not do anything that they would be going up on everybody today. we were not going to let that happen. >> they are going to reconvene today....
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>>steve: it's interesting, harry reid said over the weekend -- in the past harry reid voted against assault weapons bans. harry reid doesn't know whether or not it would pass congress either. he thinks it might get through the senate but it would probably not pass in the house. the other thing is joe biden and his commission are going to come up with their findings. tomorrow they're going to release it. the last time we had the debt commission findings, did the administration pay attention to that? no. >> i think the commission knows what the findings are already. >>gretchen: joe biden heads this committee versus the other committee which was not the vice president. >> it's got to be more than something than just guns. it's got to look at the video games, look at the crazy movies. as senator manchin was saying a comprehensive approach to solving the issue. >>gretchen: that came up at the miss america pageant over the question. the winner, new york, was asked that question about gun control. i happened to be there as a former miss america. there she is, shocked to find out she was the winner
>>steve: it's interesting, harry reid said over the weekend -- in the past harry reid voted against assault weapons bans. harry reid doesn't know whether or not it would pass congress either. he thinks it might get through the senate but it would probably not pass in the house. the other thing is joe biden and his commission are going to come up with their findings. tomorrow they're going to release it. the last time we had the debt commission findings, did the administration pay...
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you hear senate majority leader harry reid as well, saying that they're encouraged by this move. because, as you know, republicans were saying that they would not raise the debt ceiling on this. there were these equal spending cuts. and the president came out and said, i'm not going to negotiate on this. so this is, i guess you could say, taking some of the air out of that balloon. it won't be intense, at least over the next few months. >> what other issue do you think is going to dominate the early days of this second term? >> i think it has to be immigration reform. that's something that the president said he wanted to get done in his first term and it did not happen. there was a lot of, i don't know anger, but certainly people in the latino community were upset at the president, because they fully thought that he was going to push a lot of this through in his first term. he did not get it done. the president said, you know, this week that this was a big priority for him. and as you know, latinos supported him overwhelming -- >> yeah, 71%. >> exactly. he got a lot of support. r
you hear senate majority leader harry reid as well, saying that they're encouraged by this move. because, as you know, republicans were saying that they would not raise the debt ceiling on this. there were these equal spending cuts. and the president came out and said, i'm not going to negotiate on this. so this is, i guess you could say, taking some of the air out of that balloon. it won't be intense, at least over the next few months. >> what other issue do you think is going to...
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. >> reporter: this group won tickets through senate majority leader harry reid's lottery. >> i was ecstatic. so i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: not only are people from all over the country in to witness history with the presidential inauguration, we talked to people who drove 10 hours from canada to the nation's capital. >> it's a huge honor for us. >> reporter: these two toronto police officers are here with a drill team from michigan to take part in the inauguration parade. >> this is a world event. so for us to be able to come here and be part of it and we understand a lot about american history, it really makes it special for us. >> reporter: after years of planning organizers tell us the city is ready for the crush of visitors. >> ktvu will have live coverage of president obama's inauguration beginning sunday. ken pritchett and tori campbell will be in washington d.c. >>> house republicans said they will agree to a three-month extension to the nation's debt ceiling but would not agree to a long term increase until both chambers approve a budget. the president said this week he wou
. >> reporter: this group won tickets through senate majority leader harry reid's lottery. >> i was ecstatic. so i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: not only are people from all over the country in to witness history with the presidential inauguration, we talked to people who drove 10 hours from canada to the nation's capital. >> it's a huge honor for us. >> reporter: these two toronto police officers are here with a drill team from michigan to take part in the...
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. >> there is a real question on capitol hill how far senate majority leader harry reid is willing to push with 18 democratic incumbents up for re-election in 2014. and two open to defend. among the seats where gun control may not be popular, alaska, arkansas, and louisiana. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill tonight. mike, thank you. gunshots echoed in the hallways of a high school today. but it was part of a disaster drill school staffers fired blanks from starter pistols during a drill at a school outside of chicago. districtive representatives wanted students to get familiar with the sound of gunfire to prepare them in case of an actual shooting. parents and students had mixed feelings about this thing. >> i don't think it's necessary. i mean, i think they can hold the drill without doing that. >> i think it's good for all of us to know like what it sounds like. so if it actually happens, then like we're in a situation, we know what to do and like how to react. >> shepard: local police helped coordinate the drill that happened today. a surprising one today from the fed
. >> there is a real question on capitol hill how far senate majority leader harry reid is willing to push with 18 democratic incumbents up for re-election in 2014. and two open to defend. among the seats where gun control may not be popular, alaska, arkansas, and louisiana. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill tonight. mike, thank you. gunshots echoed in the hallways of a high school today. but it was part of a disaster drill school staffers fired blanks from starter...
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. >> chuck schumer, harry reid, nancy pelosi, eric cantor, and john boehner will be headed over there. first, president obama began with the slogan hope and change. then he got a jolt of washington reality. we'll take a look back at the some times rocky road of the first term. >> we've seen that crowd building, craig. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the crowd, indeed, has been growing throughout the morning. say hello. say hello. before you get from the u.s. capital behind me, the less it is like an inauguration, the more it is like a block party/picnic. folks from texas, buffalo, new york, who have said several times this is far from cold. i do want to -- where are you from? >> from new jersey. >> reporter: from new jersey. first inauguration? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: what brings you out? >> obama all the way. >> reporter: how about you? where are you from? >> trenton, new jersey. >> reporter: oh, this is all jersey here? i should have known by the rowdiness. and where are you guys from? >> atlanta, georgia. >> reporter: from atlanta. sorry about the falcons but we
. >> chuck schumer, harry reid, nancy pelosi, eric cantor, and john boehner will be headed over there. first, president obama began with the slogan hope and change. then he got a jolt of washington reality. we'll take a look back at the some times rocky road of the first term. >> we've seen that crowd building, craig. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the crowd, indeed, has been growing throughout the morning. say hello. say hello. before you get from the u.s....
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a spokesman for majority leader harry reid says if the house can pass a clean debt ceiling increase to avoid default and allow the white house to to meet its existing obligations we will be happy to consider it. they don't want the drama. >> debt ceiling in a manner that causes no concern to the economy and to global markets, that does not in any way suggest that washington is about to, you know, engage in another process that results in a self-inflicted wound to the economy. >> this afternoon, carney calls on congress to pass an extension of the borrowing limit without delay. bill? >> bill: get ready for another battle. thanks, mike. mike immanuel from washington tonight. top story as we go around the world tonight in 80 seconds. >> china, had happened after a cargo ship ran aground on some rocks and sprang a leak. the crew reportedly trapped for seven hours in stiff winds and wonderful waives. the helicopter team pulled all four people on board to safety in just 35 minutes. germany. we're getting our first look inside the elab bore brat tunnel thieves apparently used to pull off a ba
a spokesman for majority leader harry reid says if the house can pass a clean debt ceiling increase to avoid default and allow the white house to to meet its existing obligations we will be happy to consider it. they don't want the drama. >> debt ceiling in a manner that causes no concern to the economy and to global markets, that does not in any way suggest that washington is about to, you know, engage in another process that results in a self-inflicted wound to the economy. >>...
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harry reid has held the american public hostage by not presenting a budget. i know the white house is running behind in their budget proposal. the white house budget proposal last year got no republican votes and got no democrat votes. so if we want to look at what's best for our country in the future, we have to look at dealing with the spending from the standpoint of our own national security. we are vulnerable right now -- jenna: there's no accountability, right, senator? this has been going on and on, and so far there's to budget, and there's no budget. what can the american people do? what will it take to actually get that? >> well, and it's a violation of the law. the senate and congress has to pass a budget, but yet they refuse to do it, and today take, harry reid takes his orders from the top. the president, obviously, doesn't want a budget, doesn't want to face up to his own spending addiction which is putting us more dependent to other nations and, specifically china. that is the big problem with this administration and the failure of the president
harry reid has held the american public hostage by not presenting a budget. i know the white house is running behind in their budget proposal. the white house budget proposal last year got no republican votes and got no democrat votes. so if we want to look at what's best for our country in the future, we have to look at dealing with the spending from the standpoint of our own national security. we are vulnerable right now -- jenna: there's no accountability, right, senator? this has been going...
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so yes, harry reid, i mean the president's problem with some of the things he's proposing is not just with republicans, but with democrats in his own party including harry reid who is taking a wait and see attitude. because nevada is a hunting state. >> you're absolutely right about that. maria, if individual states pass these gun control laws and other states don't, will it make any difference? >> it will make the state-based laws a lot less effective. the reason why some of these gun control laws have been ineffective and d.c. is one of those areas where there are strict gun control laws, but our d.c. kids are gunned down every single day and the reason for that, carol, is that there is no federal legislation that covers all states, so what happens, criminals go across the border to virginia where the gun control laws are very, very lax, and that is buy this time is very different. those 20 children that died in newtown, i think really marked an era of real discussion of americans really looking inward to see what can be done, yes it will be difficult, yes, it will be difficult to b
so yes, harry reid, i mean the president's problem with some of the things he's proposing is not just with republicans, but with democrats in his own party including harry reid who is taking a wait and see attitude. because nevada is a hunting state. >> you're absolutely right about that. maria, if individual states pass these gun control laws and other states don't, will it make any difference? >> it will make the state-based laws a lot less effective. the reason why some of these...
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senate majority leader, harry reid. and house majority leader, eric cantor. and house minority leader, nancy pelosi. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> justice sotomayer greeting everyone on the podium. there he is with chief justice roberts. and justice kennedy, as well. in a few minutes, we'll be hearing from the chairman of the inaugural committee, senator charles schumer of new york. he will introduced myrlies ev evers-williams. >> of course, he's 51 years old now. let's look at the big screen one more time. >> the honorable charles e. schumer. >> we will have that in a moment. the ceremony has begun. >> mr. president, mr. vice president, members of congress, all who are present, and to all who are watching, welcome to the capitol and to this celebration of our great democracy. now, this -- this is the 57th inauguration of an american president. and no matter how many times one witnesses this event, it's implicity, its innate majesty, and most of all, its meaning, that sacred and cautious trusting of power, from we, the people, to our chosen leader, never fails t
senate majority leader, harry reid. and house majority leader, eric cantor. and house minority leader, nancy pelosi. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> justice sotomayer greeting everyone on the podium. there he is with chief justice roberts. and justice kennedy, as well. in a few minutes, we'll be hearing from the chairman of the inaugural committee, senator charles schumer of new york. he will introduced myrlies ev evers-williams. >> of course, he's 51 years old now. let's look at the big...
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but there's been opposition from the nra and even harry reid talked about this. how hard will you push for the assault weapons ban and what other measures would have to be included in the package to curb gun violence? >> my vice president and members of the cabinet went through a vigorous process in the last month, meeting with the low of stakeholders and they've presented me now with a list of sensible common sense steps that can be taken to make sure that the kinds of violence we saw in newtown doesn't happen again. i'm gonna be meeting with the vice president today. i expect to have a fuller presentation later in the week to give people some specifics about what i think we need to do. my starting point is not to worry about the politics. my starting point is to focus on what makes sense, what works. what should we be doing to make sure our children are safe. i think we can do that in a sensible way that comports with the second amendment. and then members of congress i think are gonna have to have a debate and examine their own conscience. because -- if everyb
but there's been opposition from the nra and even harry reid talked about this. how hard will you push for the assault weapons ban and what other measures would have to be included in the package to curb gun violence? >> my vice president and members of the cabinet went through a vigorous process in the last month, meeting with the low of stakeholders and they've presented me now with a list of sensible common sense steps that can be taken to make sure that the kinds of violence we saw in...
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today the white house and harry reid are sort of distancing themselves from democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey. jim acosta is following this story here in washington. our national correspondent susan candiotti is following the investigation in new york. susan, let's go to you first. what's going on? >> wolf, senator menendez acknowledges taking three trips on the prif eight jet of his friend. two for personal reasons in 2010 and one for business. he paid back the doctor's corporation for the two personal trips to the tune of more than $58,000. that check was written a few weeks ago. more than two years after the trips took place and two months after an ethics committee complaint was submitted. why the delay? menendez's office calls it a, quote, oversight, but the story, wolf, goes deeper than that. a florida eye doctor and menendez campaign contributor with whom the senator stayed is now under scrutiny by the fbi. the west palm beach, florida's office was raided this week. agents carried out several books of material. the fbi will only say it was conducting, quote, law e
today the white house and harry reid are sort of distancing themselves from democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey. jim acosta is following this story here in washington. our national correspondent susan candiotti is following the investigation in new york. susan, let's go to you first. what's going on? >> wolf, senator menendez acknowledges taking three trips on the prif eight jet of his friend. two for personal reasons in 2010 and one for business. he paid back the doctor's...
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as you know, senate democrat harry reid sent you a letter begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment, but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaders, jim clyburn asked you to use the 14th amendment, and even said sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation proclamation saying it took executive action when congress wouldn't act and he compared the debt ceiling to that. so are you considering a plan "b"? and if not, why not? >> well, chuck, the issue here is whether or not america pays its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. and so, there's a very simple solution to this -- congress authorizes us to pay our bills. now, if the house and the senate want to give me the authority so that they don't have to take these tough votes, if they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, i'll happily take it. mitch mcconnell, the republican lead
as you know, senate democrat harry reid sent you a letter begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment, but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaders, jim clyburn asked you to use the 14th amendment, and even said sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation...
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harry reid said yesterday in the "wall street journal," i don't know if this can pass. in the house, it is republican controlled, it is unlikely. you already see the white house kind of shifting their focus away from things like assault weapons bans and policies that strengthen background, maybe some of the policies that there is more bipartisan agreement on because it is going to be tough if you don't know where to start, how do you move it forward? >> bill: i think what they recognize is they cannot count unbelievably so, again after what we've been through in terms of these mass killings in aurora colorado, and newtown connecticut and other places i think you reported yesterday there have been 900 people killed by gunfire? >> it is 33 are killed a day by gunfire. so in the 30 days since aurora, it is 900 if not more who have died since newtown. >> bill: but despite all of that the prospect -- it looks like the congress will still not be willing to act so the focus is shifting to the states where governors are willing to step forward and legislatures, even a republica
harry reid said yesterday in the "wall street journal," i don't know if this can pass. in the house, it is republican controlled, it is unlikely. you already see the white house kind of shifting their focus away from things like assault weapons bans and policies that strengthen background, maybe some of the policies that there is more bipartisan agreement on because it is going to be tough if you don't know where to start, how do you move it forward? >> bill: i think what they...
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i think the senate is going to be -- i know harry reid is in a state, for example, where it's going to be difficult -- he would have a battle on his hands with respect to some of the legislation. i think there's a growing push to get it done. it's going to be critical to counter balance what the nra is doing at the grassroots level on the other side or the nra is going to win it again. >> the partial banner talking about in maryland, we lifted -- the ban ran out on rifles and assault weapons in 2006, and we are proposing basically to expand it back to the future, back to where we were before not only on the state level but the federal level. these laws have been in effect before. >> we ran into the same thing at the state level. the challenge politically then was we had state senators and delegates that felt pressure from gun rights advocates to not having the gun ban extended, and we have to take a lesson from that and we need to make it work at the state and federal level. >>> we will take a break and continue our discussion on "viewpoint" right after this. >>> welcome back to "viewp
i think the senate is going to be -- i know harry reid is in a state, for example, where it's going to be difficult -- he would have a battle on his hands with respect to some of the legislation. i think there's a growing push to get it done. it's going to be critical to counter balance what the nra is doing at the grassroots level on the other side or the nra is going to win it again. >> the partial banner talking about in maryland, we lifted -- the ban ran out on rifles and assault...
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it's harry reid who says it's unlikely it could pass the house. harry reid says it's unlikely it could pass the senate. >> gretchen: that doesn't mean that he wouldn't agree with it, though. it's just because the -- >> steve: voted against it in the past. >> gretchen: with rips, i do think -- i do think it's bad to leave congress out of the equation. the good thing is it appears that joe biden did solicit people from both sides of the aisle on this debate to come and have this discussion with him. i think one of the most important things that many americans agree with is that this should be a comprehensive approach. you may not agree with every tenet of what the president will talk about today or any of them, but at least it was a comprehensive approach and to hear that the nra is at least happy with some of the things involved and maybe other people who feel differently than the nra are happy with some of the things, i don't think you'll ever have a plan where every single person is going to be happy with it. so let's see what it is first before
it's harry reid who says it's unlikely it could pass the house. harry reid says it's unlikely it could pass the senate. >> gretchen: that doesn't mean that he wouldn't agree with it, though. it's just because the -- >> steve: voted against it in the past. >> gretchen: with rips, i do think -- i do think it's bad to leave congress out of the equation. the good thing is it appears that joe biden did solicit people from both sides of the aisle on this debate to come and have this...
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harry reid was noncommittal when asked of what he thought was an assault weapons ban introduced by his colleague, dianne feinstein. >> she believes in it fervently and i admire her for that. i'll take a look at that. >> reporter: any moves to restrict gun ownership will be met with fierce opposition from the right. >> gun violence is not a disease, and lawful gun ownership is not a disease. it is a constitutionally protected individual right. >> reporter: gun laws in the district of columbia are pretty strict but a pair of republican senators who are on the committee are pushing for the committee to work with law enforcement so that at the next hearing they can bring in some semiautomatic weapons. the point they want to make they say, is that these weapons in the hands of law-abiding citizens are perfectly safe. charlie and norah? >> nancy cordes thank you. with us bill bratton the only person who ran the police departments in los angeles, new york city and boston. he recently spoke with gabrielle giffords about gun control. good morning. >> good morning. >> suppose you had the authori
harry reid was noncommittal when asked of what he thought was an assault weapons ban introduced by his colleague, dianne feinstein. >> she believes in it fervently and i admire her for that. i'll take a look at that. >> reporter: any moves to restrict gun ownership will be met with fierce opposition from the right. >> gun violence is not a disease, and lawful gun ownership is not a disease. it is a constitutionally protected individual right. >> reporter: gun laws in the...
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harry reid, john boehner, all of the leaders. take a look at the flags being waved on the national mall in front of the u.s. capitol. i'm looking out at this picture. it is a huge, huge crowd. anderson cooper on is on the other side. not far away from the washington monument. from your vantage point what does it look like? >> it is an amaze sight here, wolf. you can see flags as far as the eye can see. former president clinton. hillary clinton. haven't seen much of her since she got out of the hospital. nice to see that she's here today with the former president. they make their way towards the podium where they will sit behind president obama and vice president biden as they are sworn in. we are going hear them announce when they walk in. >> like a school teacher. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter and mrs. rosalynn carter. >> president carter and rosalynn carter stepping down. taking their seats. followed by all the former presidents who will be here. >> john king, something s
harry reid, john boehner, all of the leaders. take a look at the flags being waved on the national mall in front of the u.s. capitol. i'm looking out at this picture. it is a huge, huge crowd. anderson cooper on is on the other side. not far away from the washington monument. from your vantage point what does it look like? >> it is an amaze sight here, wolf. you can see flags as far as the eye can see. former president clinton. hillary clinton. haven't seen much of her since she got out...
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of course harry reid, the majority leader, has long been a big supporter of the nra and they have returned the favor politically to him. that is one of the reasons he won re-election in difficulty fashion in 2010. now in 2014 other democratic senators in swing states who are up. jon: up for re-election. >> that's right. jon: if they cast a vote that is seen to be against the interests of firearms owners, hunters and the like, they could be in real trouble? >> guns and nra are both very popular in states like alaska and montana and arkansas and south dakota where there's a hunting culture, and, those senators like mark begich in alaska, will he actually vote for a gun ban? that i think is very problematic for the president. you're hearing some of these democrats, either noncommittal and saying i think this goes too far. jon: i was a little surprised when i heard about the executive actions the president was taking. it didn't seem to amount to, you know, large steps? >> no, i think that's right. they were pretty small things. a couple of things that might make a difference are on mental heal
of course harry reid, the majority leader, has long been a big supporter of the nra and they have returned the favor politically to him. that is one of the reasons he won re-election in difficulty fashion in 2010. now in 2014 other democratic senators in swing states who are up. jon: up for re-election. >> that's right. jon: if they cast a vote that is seen to be against the interests of firearms owners, hunters and the like, they could be in real trouble? >> guns and nra are both...
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i see harry reid. it's rosa delora, i see her. if a senator leahy from vermont, i see him and i travel all over the country for each one of those people. i've been to california for george miller and i think him because it was his committee who named the law ledbetter. and i am told that i am the only alabamian with a lot named for them. it's not common. there is less than 35 in history. i'll be going back to seattle law school in seattle, washington next month and isolated there that's been doing the research. so this is not a common thing to have the law. the congressman miller said, we don't blame them. whoever drafted the bill. any other questions? [inaudible] before you got that now, did you have any suspicions you are not being paid? >> common sense would tell me based on the treatment and so forth and a lot of other things are so great in the book, common sense told me they were not paying me what the men were being paid, but i was sort of a trailblazer. and i think any woman had ever lasted as long as i did in that job. no
i see harry reid. it's rosa delora, i see her. if a senator leahy from vermont, i see him and i travel all over the country for each one of those people. i've been to california for george miller and i think him because it was his committee who named the law ledbetter. and i am told that i am the only alabamian with a lot named for them. it's not common. there is less than 35 in history. i'll be going back to seattle law school in seattle, washington next month and isolated there that's been...
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. >> harry reid only expressed luke warm enthusiasm for pitching this to the senate, but something will happen there. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> 43 minutes past the hour. so you screwed up at work and your boss decides to cut your salary in half. it's happening to one man. but you might not feel so bad for him when you find out who he is. that's coming up. >>> and folks, if you're leaving the house now, watch us any time on your desktop or mobile phone at cnn.com/tv. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> a lot going on this morning. christine romans here with the top stories. >>> americans and other foreign nationals being held hostage in algeria. islamic militants attacked a gas field near the country's border with libya, tar ggeting foreign employees who worked there two people were killed, several host
. >> harry reid only expressed luke warm enthusiasm for pitching this to the senate, but something will happen there. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> 43 minutes past the hour. so you screwed up at work and your boss decides to cut your salary in half. it's happening to one man. but you might not feel so bad for him when you find out who he is. that's coming up. >>> and folks, if you're leaving the house now, watch us any time on your desktop or mobile phone at...
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. >> as you know, the senator democrats harry reid sent you a letter, begging you enessenti enessentially to take consider some kind of executive order on the debt ceiling issue. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out this. this morning, one of the house democratic leaders asked you to use the 14th amendment. he compared the debt ceiling to that. are you considering a plan "b." and if not, why not? >> well, chuck, the issue here is whether or not america pays its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. and, so, there's a very simple solution to this. congress authorizes us. to pay our bills. now, if the house and the senate want to give me the authority so they they don't have to take these tough votes, if they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, i'm happy to take it. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate had a proposal like that last year and i'm happy to accept it. but, if they want to keep this responsibility, then they need to go ahead and get it done. and, you know, there are no magic tricks here, there are no lo
. >> as you know, the senator democrats harry reid sent you a letter, begging you enessenti enessentially to take consider some kind of executive order on the debt ceiling issue. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out this. this morning, one of the house democratic leaders asked you to use the 14th amendment. he compared the debt ceiling to that. are you considering a plan "b." and if not, why not? >> well, chuck, the issue here is whether...
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i will tell you that it was senator harry reid who ultimately got these things put into the affordable care ability. it's a small little provision which is, i think, why in part it's been overlooked. but, as you say, it done specifically forbid doctors from asking their patients about guns. but it does -- it does prohibit people writing the stuff down, using it for purposes of research or data collection, having it as part of wellness programs. he asked the nra, they say, look if people know if doctors know, health care establishments know their patients have guns, it may increase their insurance premiums, although there's been no record or history of that in the past. people who want to be able to ask these questions say this is part of how we make things safer, create more safer swimming pools, for example, smoke detectors in homes. this is part of that same path. so this is sort of the collision here, ali, between these two things. but it is in the affordable care act, as you point out. >> the provision may not prevent doctors from asking patients about gun use, whether they have gu
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jon: interesting that democratic majority leader harry reid in the senate is perhaps the biggest impediment to whatever the president might want to do here. >> he has a record of being very pro-second amendment and there's probably a handful or more of other democrats, particularly from rural states, and particularly because they're upfor re-election that i think it will be very difficult to get a bill through the united states senate banning guns but i think it will be easy to get a bill through making prosecution of straw purchasers, doing something on the mental health issues, getting the state to put all of their felons into our national database so people that shouldn't have guns can't get guns. and now, they can buy guns. jon: can't let you get away without asking you about immigration. that bipartisan group put forward legislation in the senate earlier this week. does it look to you, because it will be passing through the judiciary committee too i would imagine, does it look to you like that's a workable solution? >> jon, it's, it is the outline of a workable solution as long as, whe
jon: interesting that democratic majority leader harry reid in the senate is perhaps the biggest impediment to whatever the president might want to do here. >> he has a record of being very pro-second amendment and there's probably a handful or more of other democrats, particularly from rural states, and particularly because they're upfor re-election that i think it will be very difficult to get a bill through the united states senate banning guns but i think it will be easy to get a bill...
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harry reid echoed the sentiment. >> anyone has to look at the source where this comes from. >> while menendez says he paid for the flights on the private jet he did so only recently, his office confirmed he reimbursed melgen more than $58,000 for two flights after complaints were made to the ethics committee. norah and charlie? >> january crawford thanks. >>> president obama's nominee for defense secretary is on capitol hill right now facing his critics on the senate armed services committee. former republican senator chuck hagel is the only witness at this morning's confirmation hearing. earlier we spoke to bob woodward associate editor of "the washington post" asking him if the hagel nomination is in good shape at this time. >> it looks like it is and you know we've got some questions to answer but what's interesting in the reports we've done on it is that there is a like-mindedness between obama and hagel about where the military should go when it should be used a sense of scaling back at the same time there's a hawkish side to it that you have to be ready to use the military but
harry reid echoed the sentiment. >> anyone has to look at the source where this comes from. >> while menendez says he paid for the flights on the private jet he did so only recently, his office confirmed he reimbursed melgen more than $58,000 for two flights after complaints were made to the ethics committee. norah and charlie? >> january crawford thanks. >>> president obama's nominee for defense secretary is on capitol hill right now facing his critics on the senate...
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. >>> harry reid shocked many with a comment he made about hurricane katrina. he said it was nothing compared to superstorm sandy. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. >>> 14 -- oh, just about 15 minutes past the hour. he's trying to urge fellow senators to pass aid for victims of superstorm sandy and in hot water after saying this. >> we are now past two months with people of new york and the people of new orleans and that area, they were hurt but nothing in comparison to what's happened to the people in new england. >> oh. those comments came as part of a broader statement where reid said congress approved aid for katrina victims in ten days
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the senate majority leader harry reid called it a gimmick but he also said it is important and it should get the 60 votes it needs. republican senator robb portman plans to offer an amendment to the bill later today, calling for a dollar in cuts for every dollar the debt limit goes up. that amendment is unclear. portman argues, this is quote, washington can not continue to raise the debt limit while kicking the debt down the road on deficit reduction and in order to spur job creation to get our economy back on the right track. we must restore fiscal responsibility. this has to start by washington to stop spending money we don't have. this vote is in three hours. martha: interesting to see whether there will be any moment on that. there hasn't been a whole lot of agreement that perhaps we need to do some spending cuts along with this. raising the debt limit, what kind of impact would that have on the economy? is there an idea that perhaps the concern over this has held things back to any extent? >> reporter: the white house, martha, said yesterday the possibility of the united states defa
the senate majority leader harry reid called it a gimmick but he also said it is important and it should get the 60 votes it needs. republican senator robb portman plans to offer an amendment to the bill later today, calling for a dollar in cuts for every dollar the debt limit goes up. that amendment is unclear. portman argues, this is quote, washington can not continue to raise the debt limit while kicking the debt down the road on deficit reduction and in order to spur job creation to get our...